Philadelphia, PA – Thanksgiving Day will be on the cooler side this year across eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and northeastern Maryland, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.
While temperatures are expected to run below normal, forecasters note it won’t compare to the region’s coldest Thanksgivings on record. Historical data shared by the Weather Service highlights some of the warmest and coldest holiday readings across nine local climate stations, including Philadelphia, Allentown, Reading, Trenton, and Wilmington.
Philadelphia’s warmest Thanksgiving occurred in 1941, when the temperature reached 75°F, while the coldest hit 20°F in 1901, 1989, and 2018. The most snowfall recorded on Thanksgiving in the city was 3.2 inches in 1989.
Other highlights include Mount Pocono’s coldest Thanksgiving at 1°F in 1903, and Atlantic City Airport’s snowiest with 4.5 inches in 1989.
Forecasters say this year’s holiday will trend chilly but calm, with dry skies and highs around 45–50°F—a much easier travel day compared to some of the stormy and snowy Thanksgivings in the past.
